PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug 27: Tata Steel’s Ores, Mines & Quarries (OMQ) division has been conferred the prestigious ‘Greentech Energy Conservation Award 2021’ during the two-day Greentech Safety Culture & Energy Summit 2021 organised by the Greentech Foundation at Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir that concluded on Thursday.
D B Sundara Ramam, Vice President, Raw Materials, Tata Steel, said, “We are honoured to be recognised for our efforts towards energy conservation and adoption of innovative environmental management practices across the OMQ Division. We are implementing the concept of responsible mining to harmonise economic growth and environmental protection across all our mining locations. As a responsible corporate, we will continue to work towards sustainable development for a better tomorrow.”
Tata Steel’s OMQ Division received the award for its outstanding achievements in energy conservation.
The award is a reflection of the concerted and multiple efforts made by the division in energy conservation including setting up a 3 MW Solar Power Plant to reduce the carbon footprint and generate power in a sustainable manner.
The environmental policy of Tata Steel emphasises efficient use of natural resources and energy, waste avoidance and recycling measures.
Through this award, Greentech Foundation recognises and felicitates outstanding and exemplary initiatives and practices adopted to conserve energy by reducing energy consumption and adoption of renewable energy sources to achieve pollution free environment.
The two-day summit was attended by a mix of energy, power, admin and environmental professionals, regulatory authorities and practitioners related to energy conservation, energy efficiency, environment protection, and climate change.
The award came at a time when the steel major is celebrating its 115th foundation day. Tata Steel completed 114 years on August 26 and stepped into 115th year.
Today, Tata Steel celebrated the 162nd birth anniversary of its first chairman Sir Dorabji Tata.
Union minister of state for steel Faggan Singh Khulaste was in steel city today. He joined Tata Steel officials in paying rich floral tributes to the first chairman at the Sir Dorabji Tata Park.
The minister hailed the work done by the steel major for the uplift of the society and for the overall well-being of the country.
